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Crossbill   Listen
noun
Crossbill  n.  (Zool.) A bird of the genus Loxia, allied to the finches. Their mandibles are strongly curved and cross each other; the crossbeak.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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"Crossbill" Quotes from Famous Books



... or the objects of science,—for grosbeak or crossbill (may the birds forgive me!), or the latest novelty in willows? I am often where fine music is played, and never without being interested; as men say, I am pleased. But at the twentieth time, it may ...
— The Foot-path Way • Bradford Torrey



Words linked to "Crossbill" :   finch, Loxia curvirostra, genus Loxia



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